Indeed, and to further strengthen the idea of the dominance hierarchy, Yaweh can be seen developing from one co-equal member of a cohort of gods into the dominant member of a pantheon, and then into the monotheistic concept people are familiar with today.

This surprises many, but the earliest people who thought of themselves as children of Israel or believers in Yahweh were not monotheists. If you read portions of the Old Testament with that in mind, you can clearly see how the proto-Jewish people struggled not just for dominance in the Levant, but struggled also for the supremacy of their God, who had at one time been part of a pantheon most people in the area had worshipped. In a way, their religious practices reflected their own efforts to establish and enforce hierarchies.

An historical-critical examination of the development of Judaism is fascinating, and produces results quite different from what religious customs would have us believe.

(Note: I don’t intend this comment to be read in any way as criticism of Judaism as practiced as a religion today.)